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This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:

I seek all records, created or collected that were prepared, received, transmitted, collected and/or maintained by the United States Capitol Police collected on the subject of Anarchism, Anarchist Extremism and/or Anarchist Extremists from 2015 to the present. This includes and is not limited to communication preserved in any form, including: correspondence, documents, data, e-mails (including all attachments), social media posts, intelligence reports, text messages, web searches (including search histories), audio/visual tapes, faxes, files, guidance, analyses, notes, procedures, rules, manuals, and technical information.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Our office is unable to accept this request for processing as we are not the FOIA Office for the United States Capitol Police nor are we obligated under the FOIA to refer your request to their agency as they are outside of the Department of Defense. I did locate this website: https://www.uscp.gov/ where you can find more information about that agency.

For any further assistance and to discuss any aspect of your request, you have the right to contact the NGB FOIA Public Liaison Officer, Mr. Jim Hogan by email at osd.foialiaison@mail.mil<mailto:osd.foialiaison@mail.mil> or by phone at (571) 372-0462.

Additionally, you may contact the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to inquire about the FOIA mediation services they offer. The contact information for OGIS is as follows: NARA-OGIS, 8601 Adelphi Road-OGIS, College Park, MD 20740-6001, e-mail at ogis@nara.gov<mailto:ogis@nara.gov>; telephone at (202) 741-5770; toll free at (877) 684-6448 or by facsimile at (202) 741-5769.

If you are not satisfied with this response you have the right to appeal to Ms. Joo Chung, Director of Oversight and Compliance, Office of the Secretary of Defense at: ODCMO Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, 4800 Mark Center Drive, ATTN: DPCLTD, FOIA Appeals, Mailbox #24, Alexandria, VA 22350-1700. An appeal may also be made on-line through the OSD FOIA request portal at http://pal.whs.mil/palMain.aspx, or by e-mail to OSD.FOIA-APPEAL@mail.mil. If you use e-mail, please have the words "FOIA Appeal" in the subject of the email. Your appeal must be postmarked or electronically transmitted within 90 days of the date of this response and should include copies of your original request and this response, as well as a discussion of the reasons supporting your appeal.

That was an error on my part as I sent a similar request to multiple departments. Please see the amended request directed towards your agency:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:

I seek all records, created or collected that were prepared, received, transmitted, collected and/or maintained by the National Guard on the subject of Anarchism, Anarchist Extremism and/or Anarchist Extremists from 2015 to the present. This includes and is not limited to communication preserved in any form, including: correspondence, documents, data, e-mails (including all attachments), social media posts, intelligence reports, text messages, web searches (including search histories), audio/visual tapes, faxes, files, guidance, analyses, notes, procedures, rules, manuals, and technical information.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 22, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #J-17-0029.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.